Stuffed Pizza

Stuffed Pizza

Ok – this little idea is not my own… in fact, it was a friend who tagged me in a Facebook post that gave me the idea. Made it once for hubby, and BAM!! – instant hit! In fact, I think we like this better than traditional pizza pie… Kinda like a calzone, maybe? I’m not Italian, but whatever this gem should be called, just stuff, stuff, stuff away!

Roll your pizza dough into a square.

Using your pizza cutter, make slits in each side the full length of the dough.

Starting with the sauce, lay out all of your ingredients in the centre.

Start folding over the sliced edges as shown.

Once braided, brush with melted butter/garlic/parsley/parm, and bake until golden.

Instructions

Start with the Dough: My tried and true dough recipe is not mine at all – but the one on the Fleishmann’s pizza yeast packet. PERCECT everytime! You can even do it with whole wheat flour or a mixture of both. Mix it up, and roll it out flat (I like to do this on a flour-dusted piece of wax paper), and more square-shaped. I rolled mine out to about 18″ square.

Then using your pizza cutter, slice even lines on the left and the right sides, leaving about 1/3rd of the dough whole in the centre. Doesn’t have to be perfect – just make sure its the same number of cuts, evenly spaced, on each side.

Here’s where it gets a little bit creative, and you make your masterpiece! Fold/braid each side piece of dough over the centre creating a weave. Fold each piece over until the entire length of topping is covered. Tuck the last two pieces of dough in.

The Finishing Touches: Preheat your over to 375 degrees. Melt 1 tbs unsalted butter and brush over the surface of the dough. Sprinkle with parmesan and a little parsley. Bake for about 25 minutes or until golden brown (check underneath to ensure that the bottom of the pizza has also browned and is not still dough-y). And EAT!

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